Word: criterion
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...must have filled three. A scrap-book page is equivalent in size to about two Lampoon pages. Each article, or drawing, is pasted in the scrap-book as it appears in the Lampoon. This system, however, should not lead one to suppose that quantity, rather than quality, is the criterion...
Perhaps the best criterion of an educated man is his ability to express his ideas clearly and forcefully in writing. Ability to write well may come to some men naturally, but to most it is an acquired art, and one which can be kept up only by pretty constant use. By compelling every Freshman who has not anticipated it, to take English A, Harvard demands a certain minimum proficiency in composition. To those who do well in this first course--get an A or a B--there are several opportunities for further work in composition Sophomore year. Those who only...
Although an increase in numbers is a healthy sign, it can not be an absolute criterion of a university's success. But side by side with this increase we know that the new optional examination system is a force at work making Harvard more and more representative of the entire country...
...writer of this morning's communication agrees with the CRIMSON that marks in courses alone are not the best criterion of intellectual achievement. He takes issue upon other points but fails to consider the real reason that led to the suggestion. Believing that the Phi Beta Kappa could be of greater service to the University by encouraging good scholarship as well as rewarding it we brought forth the proposal that a few men be elected on the basis of their first year record. Thereby it was thought that many who now devote themselves to other fields might be started...
...part of the world's wit and humor. We say this advisedly because by a strange coincidence the man who drew the picture and the president of the board are lineal descendants of St. Patrick themselves, and believe that the opinion voiced in yesterday's communication is not a criterion of the general sentiment of our race in College. R.C. BENCHLEY '12. A.M. O'SGOOD...